HL2: Apollo 13, Jim Lovell, NASA,

HL3: Charlie Meyerson, World, Rivet

Byline: Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell in his own words

Kill: April 30, 11:59 p.m.

RELATED LINK: http://www.meyersonstrategy.com/2012/10/astronaut-james-lovell-interview-after.html

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<SCR>45 years ago this month … the world was riveted by a space mission whose crew was nearly doomed by an explosion on board: Apollo 13:

(sound from movie, with Tom Hanks)

I’m Charlie Meyerson. In 1987 ... 17 years after that mission ... and ...

<desc> Eight years before the Apollo 13 movie that put Tom Hanks in the role of Commander Jim Lovell, Lovell sat down with me to talk about that experience. His story, in his words. </desc>

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Excerpts from an interview for WXRT Radio, Chicago, with Commander Jim Lovell in 1987, recapping his experience on board Apollo 13 -- a mission that cheated fate ... 45 years ago this month.

(MUSIC/SOUND up and out?)

I’m Charlie Meyerson, and this is Rivet. 

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(1969 NASA photo of Lovell)